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Law Institute Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber Hong Kong University, July 5, 2013 Regulatory Framework for Cloud Computing

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Regulatory Framework for Cloud Computing

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Foundationof cloud

computing

Specific characteristics

Different services

Levels of regulatory concerns

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Available

regulatory

instruments

Competition law

Sector-specific law

• ex post• Whole economy• Functional approach:

free competition• Competition authorities

• ex ante• Specific market• Regulatory intervention• Specific supervisory

authority

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Sector-

specific

regulation

• Vertical integration

• Network neutrality

• Electronic commerce

• Interoperability and data portability

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• Information security

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Electronic communications service

Interoperability and data portability

Cloud computing’s special features

Limited importance of access framework

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Meaning of net neutrality

Net neutrality

Practical importance of neutrality issue for cloud computing

Possibilities of neutrality framework

Risk of fragmentation without standardization

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Framework also addressing vertical integration

Electronic commerce

Notion of information society services

Jurisdictional rules

Secondary liability

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• Host provider

• Service/content provider

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Network and Information Security Directive (Proposal of February 2013)

Information security

Safety precautions and cooperation

Technical and organizational measures

Communication of incidents

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Market definition

Competition law

Interoperability and data portability

Vertical integration

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• Restrictive agreements

• Abusive market behavior

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Upstream market

Market definition

Downstream market

Wholesale call termination

Geographical market

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Dominant position of cloud computing provider

Interoperability and data portability

Customer lock-in

Anticompetitive foreclosure

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Vertical restraints

Restrictive agreements

Block exemption

Black list of block exemption

General principles

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Margin squeeze / Predatory pricing

Abusive market behavior

Access rights (refusal to deal)

Discrimination

Refusal to supply

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Outlook

Increasing need for sector-specific regulation

Timely delivery issues

Avoidance of abusive market behavior

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